Dr. Ordered MRIs of my spine. His review indicated I needed serious full lumbar fusion but “because you’ll be prone for 10-14 hours” insisted on doing a fusion of my cervical spine first. When I indicated I wanted a 2nd opinion he then sent me certified mail indicating I wasn’t following his advice “and he can’t be responsible for what happens next.” He freaked me out. 4 medical opinions later all doctors said he was “crazy” and given my Multifidus Atrophy I needed a muscle stimulator implant. One doctor was so adamant against fusions he insisted I come back to see him if I ever chose that course “so he could talk me out of it.” Chaparro is a cutter. I warn you.
He is the most unprofessional doctor my family has ever dealt with. My mom went into the hospital with dizziness, and he told her she had terminal cancer way before he ever even ran more tests. We tried to get a second opinion while she was at the hospital and when he saw me with the other neurologist he yelled at her in the hallway, exclaiming my mom's name and diagnosis, a clear violation of HIPAA. Then he came into her room on Sunday in shorts and confronted her about talking to another doctor. His exact words were "you don't see another doctor, or you'll have no doctors!" Threatening to withhold care is a violation of his Hippocratic oath as a physician. He gave her partial results of her spinal tap, while there was a non-family member in the room, without asking permission to speak freely, and told her that the elevated protein supported the diagnosis of carcinomatosis terminal cancer. Then after days of waiting for results which were available for almost 48 hours in her patient portal - he was just too busy to update us he finally told her she didn't have cancer at all, and that it must be an anomaly related to the Covid vaccine. But he said that his mentality is to follow "dying, dying, discharge" essentially that it's better to tell a patient they're dying, then send them home healthy, because that's better than telling them they're healthy and then letting them die... We think they're both pretty poor methods! All I can say is that my family was traumatized by this and absolutely devasted thinking we were going to lose our mom. Everyone who overheard were all apologetic for his unprofessionalism. The last thing he made sure to tell us before discharge is how unknowledgeable the other neurologist was, saying things just to discredit her. However, she was such an incredible ray of light during the hospital stay. I don't know where we'd be without her if we only spoke to Chaparro, aka Dr. Doom or Dr. Death!
I was visiting a friend in the hospital when this doctor came in to reiterate her cancer diagnosis and pointed his finger at her telling her not to consult any other doctors or she would end up with no doctor!!!! By the way, he never asked her if it was ok to speak in front of me as I wasn’t family. ALSO, turns out she did not have cancer of any sort….confirmed by multiple doctors and lab results.
Dr. Chaparro is awful, unprofession and arrogant. He has terrible bed side manner. Do not waste your time seeing him.
The best surgeon in town and all Florida, He fix my back after a fail fusion perform by a moron, Recovery was quick, and I’m 100% better after years of misery, I think of him every day because he gave me my life back Att Madeline Cadavid
After years of going from Doc To Doc and getting nowhere for a ton of money, I found Dr. Chaparro. He 1. believed me and 2. fixed it. I had one doc tell me my back pain was from my bra without even looking at a report or the MRI disc. I am getting my legs back after more than ten years of pain. My neck can move more freely after twenty years of pain. I am on my way to living again. baby steps, but I cant wait to do things I have been missing out on for so long. I highly recommend Dr. Chaparro. He is so knowledgeable and takes time to explain it to you. He is in High demand which is why his appointments are about a month out, but its worth it if you can wait.
I don’t give him 1 star actually minus 10 for Chaparro. Every one goes to his office need surgery. HE ARRUIN MY WIFE LIFE. 3 people I know same thing. PLEASE AVOID HIM OR HAVE A SECOND OPINION. Is all about the money.
I have had back pain going on 5 years now. I have seen multiple doctors multiple neurosurgeons. Dr chaparro spent more time with me gave me a physical examination, among other tests and pinpointed where my actual pain was, and called for a MRI of my thoracic spine. I have been thrown around from Doctor to doctor and have gotten nowhere but after seeing him it was like a breath of fresh air I can't believe how other doctors just don't care about my health like he does. I cannot express the torture I have endured from crock doctors in Florida. Choose wisely and see a real neuro surgeon like dr chaparro, its like a breatg of fresh air for me.
Awful experience with Dr Chaparro. He severed my arterary during surgery . It caused cardiac arrest . Kidney failure and my colon to die . I received 33 transfusions . I required 2 additional surgeries . He is an UnInsured Doctor . I do not recommend anything about him. I strongly recommend looking at other doctors. I have 7000 pages if medical records
I had a motorbike accident 10 yrs ago...broke my neck. Had 2 fusions that didnt work and the prev drs didnt even notice, cuz they didnt look.. Dr. Chaparro; This man is dr house of drs. So knowledgeable! I've been thru 2 other surgeries and 8 years of all sorts of referrals for opinion after opinion. That stopped here with this wonderful dr. In the years of disappointed and lost confidence in Drs in general. My faith has been restored! Thank you so much Dr Chaparro! YOU are the real super hero! A rock star! Thank you for saving my sanity, my life. For giving it back to me after soooo long. I'm am greatful for you today.
